IU 2000-2004

1998-2000 Zach McClellan

BIOB:11/25/1978

Drafted: 2000 5th Round, 134th overall pick by the Kansas City Royals

McClellan started a trend of tall Friday night pitchers that has carried on to this day at IU. At 6'5" he was a tall and formidable front line starter. He led the team in Starts and Innings Pitched in 2000, that led him to be drafted early in the fifth round.

He was given a chance at the major leagues in 2007 with the Colorado Rockies. He pitched a total of 10 years in professional baseball.

1999-2001 (Mike) Brad Edwards

BIOB:4/10/1980

Drafted: 2001 16th Round, 473rd overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles

Edwards was a strikeout pitcher during his time at IU. Unfortunately he also had a little bit of a control issue as well. He was drafted in the 16th round but Coach Bob Morgan said "he could have easily been selected in the first ten rounds of the draft. If he can go out and get his consistency down and get command of the ball, he can pitch at the next level" [IDS 6/11/01]

Brad went on to pitch three years in the minors before retiring from baseball. He is currently a Managing Partner of Merill Lynch Finacncial Advisory Group. You can follow him on Twitter @Brad_ML

IU Records

#10 Career Strikeouts...195

Minor League Pitching Record

CardsTotal = 1/1 100% CompletedNon 1/1s = 1/1 100% Completed1/1s = NA

2001 Grandstand Bluefield Orioles #10

1999-2002 Eric Blakeley

BIOB:9/8/1979

Drafted: 2002 21st Round, 640th overall pick by the Seattle Mariners

Blakeley made the most of his senior year staring in all 56 games at SS. His exceptional season extended into the Big Ten Tournament where he hit a Home Run in a loss to Ohio State. For his play he was honored as an All-Big Ten Tournament player.

In the minors he played five positions over six years. Injuries took their tole during most of his playing career and he retired from baseball in 2008. Blakeley is currently the owner of Diamond Kings Baseball/Softball Complex

Professional Achievements

Started Crossroads Baseball Series and HS Fall Baseball League and Exposure Tour.

1999-2002 Gibran Hamdan

BIOB:2/8/1981

Undrafted

Hamdan is another in the line of two sport athletes at IU. He was recruited to play football, but made sure to let prospective colleges know his intentions of playing both sports. Indiana was the only college that allowed him to do this. Hamdan was a good contact hitter while at IU, but lacked the power of a professional first baseman. In his own words, "I never developed the power at the plate and that was obviously a huge deficiency for me especially being a first baseman. It’s not like I had people banging on my door to come play professional baseball either. It was less though that I chose to stop playing, and more-so no one wanted me to play for them anymore. That’s how my career ended in baseball". [Pro Interviews]

Although Hamdan played on the baseball team, he is most know at IU for taking over the starting Quarterback position after Antwaan Randle El graduated in 2002. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft to the Washington Redskins. He made is NFL debut on 12/27/2003 and went 1-2 with 7 passing yards. Even though Hamdan never played again in a regular season game, he stayed in the league for seven years playing for the Redskins, Seahawks, 49ers, Dolphins and Bills.

2002 Kennard Jones

BIOB:8/8/1981

Drafted: 2002 3rd Round, 85th overall pick by the San Diego Padres

Jones only played one year with the team, but it was quite a year. He earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors batting over .400 and leading the team in hits, runs and stolen bases. Of all alumni, Kennard had the longest career of any player, with 12 professional seasons played (all minor league).

2000-2003 Vasili Spanos

BIOB:2/25/1981

Drafted: 2003 11th Round, 332nd overall pick by the Oakland Athletics

Spanos started all four years at Third Base for the Hoosiers, which is surprising since he was a walk on his Freshman year. His 2002 season was his breakout year as he left his mark on the baseball record books coming in the top 10 for five single season offensive categories. He led the team in HRs for three consecutive years (01-03), and RBIs in three of his four seasons. In terms of slugging percentage he led the team all four years, which puts him at number 3 all time in this category.

Although he had a great six years in the minor, he finished with a .289 batting average and .381 on base percentage, Spanos was never promoted past Double A.

2001, 2003-2004 Kevin Mahar

BIOB:6/8/1981

Undrafted 2004 amateur free agent.

In 2004 Mahar led the team in Home Runs (14) and Slugging % (.652) which prompted the Rangers to give him a free agent deal after the season. After playing well in his first four seasons in the minors he got his chance at the major league level in 2007. Mahar commenting on the experience, "That’s every kids’ dream. I wish it could’ve lasted longer, but I was fortunate to get there. It was awesome.” [8/2/2013 Midland Daily News]

Mahar is currently in his second season as Hitting Coach for the Billings Mustangs, a minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

2003-2004 Seth Bynum

BIOB:12/19/1980

Drafted: 2003 38th Round, 1137th overall pick by the Montreal Expos

Bynum spent his first two years of eligibility at Lincoln Trail College before transferring to Indiana. As a walk-on in 2003 he played well, but put up spectacular numbers in 2004 including leading the team in hits, Runs, Triples, RBIs, Total Bases, and Batting Average. Bynum went on to play 9 seasons in the Minors before retiring. Coach Bob Morgan had high praise for Bynum after his Senior year saying " I feel that if our team had a better year, he would have been the Big Ten Player of Year." [IU Website]